No time or budget for travel to get the education that you need? No problem. The Texas Hospital Association delivers education directly to your desktop through webinars and recorded programs. Take a look at these webinars that we have slated:

On January 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made its formal announcement of Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A). This announcement is clear confirmation that CMS is committed to the growth of alternative payment models in general and voluntary bundles in particular.

For rural hospitals and clinics, delivering on the promise of a rewarding clinical practice and balanced lifestyle seems like an insurmountable challenge. Concepts like transparency, autonomy, engagement and sustainability are just buzzwords without the operational structure and commitment to support them.

Finding Lost Revenue - Charge Capture Audit

March 13, 2018
Noon - 1:30 p.m. CST

Learn the hot spots for lost revenue through charge capture audits and be able to identify internal areas of risks, both for compliance and revenue. Implementation ideas will also be discussed to help instill ownership.

Ensuring Compliance with the New Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Law

March 21, 2018
Noon - 1 p.m. CST

This program will provide an overview of changes made by the new law, how the new law interacts with existing advance directive legislation, the implications for liability along with legal exposure and required documentation.

The annual favorite is back in a four-part format to review recent changes in each section and highlight key compliance problem areas of the Critical Access Hospital CMS Conditions of Participation manual.

Finding Lost Revenue - Why I Love the Two-Midnight Rule

April 11, 2018
Noon - 1:30 p.m. CST

Learn the most problems with inpatient versus observation and why it is so hard. Also, be able to identify the most common problems with lost inpatient - Two-Midnight Rule benchmark. Also to be discussed will be high risk areas as identified by Medicare audits along with action plans to reduce risk.

CMS Hospital Conditions Of Participation Made Easy 2018

May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2018
Noon-2 p.m. CST

This five-part webinar series will cover the entire CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation manual and is a great way to educate everyone in your hospital on the sections of the CMS hospital manual that applies to their department.

What Does Disruption In Health Care Look Like?

EMTALA Update, The Most Cited Deficiencies by CMS for Hospitals

Aug. 8, 15 and 22, 2018
Noon-2 p.m. CST

Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid patients must follow the federal law and the CMS Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) law. Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities.This three-part webinar series will discuss the proposed changes by the Officer of Inspector General which will also impact on-call physicians.

Hospitals across the state are experiencing an influx of patients with flu; in some cases, going on “medical divert” to transfer patients to other facilities because they are at capacity. Flu season...

The Texas Hospital Association often publishes white papers on issues affecting Texas hospitals and the health care of Texans.

Texas Medicaid in Perspective: Texas Medicaid, operated in partnership with the federal government, serves primarily low-income pregnant women and children but also individuals with disabilities and older adults. Learn More

2017 Texas Hospitals’ Policy Priorities: Hospitals also are required by federal law to provide, at a minimum, a medical screening to anyone who seeks it and to provide stabilization and treatment services for an emergency medical condition, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Learn more

Hospital Financing Overview: This document is intended to provide a high-level overview of the hospital financing system in Texas and the challenges that exist – challenges that threaten hospitals’ continued ability to provide the highest quality care for all Texans. Learn More

1115 Medicaid Transformation Waiver: Learn how the Transformation Waiver is making health care in Texas more effective and efficient and why renewal is so important for Texas hospitals. Learn more

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